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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Courthouse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

98Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Courthouse

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Courthouse route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American CrowCorvidae582025+27%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae552025+35%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025+126%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae382025+166%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025-29%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+256%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025+148%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+18%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+35%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222025-73%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202025+30%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025+186%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-50%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae152025+125%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+164%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+560%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025+200%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+425%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-52%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025-13%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92025+700%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+217%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-60%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-48%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+275%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-50%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+8%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-22%1969
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae62025+83%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae62000n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+31%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+5%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-61%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-64%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+154%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+160%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+567%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+233%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-41%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-68%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.